Registered Nurse Haemodialysis

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare. Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team.

At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital.

Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!

As An Integral Team Member Of The Nephrology Program, There Is An Opportunity To Participate Within The Program By Utilizing a Chronic Disease Prevention And Management (CDPM) And Self-management Approach And Philosophy, As The Program Continues To Achieve The Deliverables Under The Ontario Renal Network, And Strives To Achieve The Targets Of The Ontario Renal Plan 4

• Empower and support patients to be active in their care
• Integrate patient care throughout the kidney care journey
• Improve patient access to kidney care

Right now we are looking for a Registered Nurse to work with our Haemodialysis Unit, Nephrology Program
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Reporting Relationship: Manager, Haemodialysis

Hourly Rate: $41.15-$58.98

Union Group: ONA

Hours of work: Must be available to work rotating 8 & 12 hour shifts, Days/Evenings/Weekends/On-Call Rotation.

Location: Humber River Health, Wilson site

• All aspects of care for patients receiving hemodialysis in the dialysis unit, long-term care unit, or congregate facilities partnered with HRH
• Provision of acute hemodialysis treatment on inpatient units, ICU, ER, and LTC partners
• Participation in on call rotation for provision of acute hemodialysis treatment
• Providing patient education and follow-up to episodic concerns raised during the dialysis treatment
• Providing comprehensive care to assigned patient that includes but not limited to ensuring plan of care is developed in collaboration with multidisciplinary team, updated and communicated with team in a timely manner

• Current RN registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• BCLS certification upon hire to show proof of valid current certification (Registered Nurses currently employed by HRH are exempted).
• BScN preferred
• Minimum one year acute care experience required.
• Nephrology or Hemodialysis experience is an asset
• Nephrology certificate courses completed or commitment to complete within an agreed period of time
• Patient assessment course and demonstrated good patient assessment skills
• Experience in peritoneal dialysis an asset
• Demonstrated good interpersonal and communication skills with an ability to work with a multidisciplinary team, including other health team members, patients, family members and visitors
• Demonstrated good patient/family teaching skills
• Ability to prioritize and complete assignments in a reasonable length of time:
• Demonstrated sound judgement, good observation and patient assessment skills, tact and empathy;
• Demonstrated ability to perform appropriately in emergency situations;
• Proven ability to perform a leadership/preceptorship role;
• Physically capable of performing the essential duties of the position;
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Humber's comprehensive safety programs and practices, including staff patient, and environmental safety, and participation in regular in-service education in this area; and
• Ability to be flexible and effectively work in a busy environment with changing priorities and tight deadlines
• Demonstrated initiative in improving work skills and processes
• Demonstrate competency in a variety of skills including (but not limited to), intramuscular injections, intravenous therapy initiation and discontinuation, blood…